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Thursday 11 November 2021

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TOP STORY

Listed Warrington-headquartered primary care property investor and developer Assura expects to raise about £190m through a proposed equity placing.
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INSIDER FEATURE

When a couple are in business together and then wish to divorce, if they divorce, both are usually worried about what will happen to the business, and their role within it. Fiona Wood, partner with McAlister Family Law, is an expert in dealing with divorces which involve businesses, and is well known for her commercial awareness. Here she examines the options available.
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DEALS

Law firm Shoosmiths has advised Manchester-based MIP Holdings on a £29m takeover of French Connection Group PLC. The deal has been described as a "major milestone" that takes the fashion retailer back into private hands for the first time since 1983.
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Listed private equity and infrastructure investment manager Foresight Group has revealed a £749,000 growth capital investment into Manchester-based TMAC.
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Blackfinch Ventures has completed on four new investments totalling £3.27m, including of Manchester's Culture Shift.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Paul Brown, tax partner and director of advisory at WR Partners, says as businesses emerge into the bright autumn sunlight of a post-pandemic world (hopefully) many are finding that they have come through the whole experience in far better shape than they would have imagined 18 months ago. The best run businesses will now be looking to build on the changes they have made over that time and kick on into the next phase of growth.
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UK employers are seeing the most severe shortage of job applicants on record. Brexit, the pandemic, tax changes and factors such as skills shortages within certain industries and an ageing population, have all contributed to the issue. Napthens business immigration lawyer, Angela Barnes, looks at what can be done to help struggling businesses.
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PROPERTY

Urban regenerator Muse Developments and partner Blackpool Council have agreed a deal with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to take the 215,000 sq ft office building at the £350m Talbot Gateway scheme. The highly sustainable building will become its latest regional hub.
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Videogame developer Cloud Imperium Games has revealed a new game development studio in Manchester’s Enterprise City district will create more than 1,000 jobs within the next five years.
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Manchester-based Benchmark International has revealed the location of its new European office and the appointment of a managing director.
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Gordon Ramsay's modern European restaurant Bread Street Kitchen & Bar is set to come to a Liverpool shopping centre.
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INSIDER FEATURE

Abigail Madden, 23-year-old CMO at London Lash, offers advice for young professional women starting out on their career journeys.
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Daniel Fitzgerald, partner at Glaisyers ETL, looks at whether the March 2022 deadline which tenants and landlords of commercial property have been given, will create a 'cliff edge' for rent arrears.
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BUSINESS

B&M has reported "strong sales and profit growth" in the first half of its latest financial year and said it is "fully stocked heading into the Golden Quarter".
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A Liverpool-based company testing for Covid-19 across Europe has signed a major deal with Spanish football club RCD Espanyol. 
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A Wigan-based third party logistics specialist has announced that it has partnered with an e-reading company.
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Manchester-based business rates reduction specialist RVA Surveyor has doubled its workforce in the last four months, taking its headcount from 50 to 100. 
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Manchester-based PR and communications agency Refresh has been appointed by Distology to boost brand awareness and support growth plans.
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OTHER NEWS

 

MEMBER NEWS

 

The site of an old farm on the outskirts of Lancaster could be turned into a community of 18 new suburban homes.
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Manchester-based Assetz Capital has strengthened its origination team with four new relationship directors.
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